The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1887-04-02
ST. PAUL NEWS.

Rev. Joseph Fitzgerald, of DeGraff,
was in st. Paul on Tuesday.
The register of deeds Office is the bus
lest place in the city. Papers represent
ing upwards of million dollars are re-
corded each week.
The wholesale merchants are receiv-
ing large assignments of goods now, be-
lieving that rate of freight will be much
higher as soon as the interstate law
takes effect.
News was received here last week of
the death of Mrs. Nugent, of Liverpool,
mother of the renowned temperance ora
tor Father Nugent, and of Mrs. M. Car
ter, of st. Paul.
M. T. Mccarthy, who has been with
the wholesale spice house of @. r. Croft
for the past six years, has severed his
connection with that firm and will 90
into business for himself.
The board of fire commissioners reap
pointed Chief Black, who in turn re-
tanned as his assistants Jackson and Kel-
liner. ST. Paul can boast of the best dis
ciplined fire department in the country.
Col. Allen has disposed of his interest
in the Merchants Hotel with which he
has been so long aud successfully con-
nected. F.R. Welz, formerly of the
Clarendon is the purchaser, and is
popular hotel man.
MI. ]. J. Ryder, prominent and elo-
quent Crusader, has been appointed
deputy city clerk by Thos. A. Prender-
CAST. Mr.. Ryder is eminently we'll quail
fed for his new position aud both he
and the city clerk are to be congratu
lated.
The architects Offices are very crowded
with workmen, and wor men will have
the best seasons work that we have seen
for number of years. Mccarthy and
Doherty have very large amount of
building on hand. This is one of the
very best and most reliable firms in St.
Paul.
Congressmen-elect Rice and Macdon-
aid returned from Washington few
days ago where they have been for the
past few weeks, becoming familiar with
their new and responsible duties They
speak in the highest terms of the integ-
rity and honesty of purpose of President
Cleveland.
A joint committee from the total
abstinence societies met at Crusaders
Hall on Tuesday evening and made ar
rangements for the coming convention
which will be held here in June. The
societies here are united as one man,
and will leave nothing undone to make
the convention of 1887 the very best
ever held in the state.
John B. Pewters. whose place of bust
ness at 10 East Seventh street was de-
stroyed by fire some time since, will coon
reopen again at the old stand. The loss
sustained by Mr.. Pewters was of most
severe nature, as only small insurance
covered his stock. His many friends
will hail with satisfaction his recovery
from heavy financial setback.
The Sisters of the order of Saint Ben
edict have Incorporated. The general
purpose and plan is to establish and
conduct colleges, seminaries and schools
for literary and social culture. The
terms of admission are one dollar, and
the yearly dues the same. Present
places of business st. Cloud and ST.
Joseph. The incorporators and first d.
rectors are: Scholastica Kust, Cecilia
Kapsner, Anselina Billig, Lidwink
Weiser and Benedict Kump.
Bert Steenstra, boy - years old,
employed by the American District Tel
egraph company as mounted messen-
ger, was thrown from his pony Tuesday
evening OF the crossing at Fourth and
Franklin streets, and sustained frac-
ture of the skull from which he soon
died. At the time he was attempting to
avoid foot passenger. and his pony
slipped on the ice. He was taken to the
house of Fl. P. Cullen and medical as
sistance summoned, but nothing could
be done. His parents live at 1852 Vir-
ginia avenue.
DR.. George J. Hanley, st. Paul boy
and who recently. graduated with high
honors from the n. Y. Bellevue College
Hospital, has arrived home and is re-
ceiving the congratulations of his friends.
The New York Tribune of last week
promises a brilliant future for the doctor
who stood high in his class. DR.. Han
ley is a brother of John G. Hanley, q